Sunday, September 11, 2011

WEOFM: Fundamentalism and Freemasonry by Gary Leazer

An ordained Baptist minister, Gary Leazer received a B. A. degree in Bible and philosophy from Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, and a M. Div. and a Ph. D. degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served almost fifteen years on the staff of the Interfaith Witness Department of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Home Mission Board, the last five years as director of the department. He conducted the investigation of Freemasonry for the Southern Baptist Convention in 1992-93. In 1993, he was forced to resign from the Home Mission Board because of his investigation.

He is adjunct professor of religious studies at Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia

He was raised a Master Mason in Clarkston Lodge No. 492 in 1997and served as Worshipful Master of his lodge in 2003. He served as Worshipful Master of Gwinnett Daylight Lodge No. 744 in 2008. He is also a member of Snellville Lodge No. 99. He is a 32° KCCH life member of the Valley of Augusta and Valley of Atlanta in the Orient of Georgia. He is Grand Prelate for the Grand Commandery of Georgia. He served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Georgia in 2005 and is presently Second Grand Steward in the progressive line of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. He is editor of the Masonic Messenger, the official periodical of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. He is a member of a number of research lodges; he is a full member of the Texas Lodge of Research, a Fellow with the Maine Lodge of Research, a Founding Fellow of the Masonic Society, and was Master of the Georgia Lodge of Research in 2007. He is a Blue Friar. He has served on the Masonic Information Center in Silver Spring, Maryland for fifteen years.

You may contact Brother Leazer at garyleazer@yahoo.com .

The Worldwide Exemplification of Freemasonry 2011 Lecture Series is a free presentation of Masonic education endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM, beginning January 1, 2011 and running through December 31, 2011.

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1 comment:

Freemasonry is...

Freemasonry is the world's largest, oldest and best-known gentleman's fraternity. It is based on the medieval stonemason guilds who built the great castles and cathedrals of Europe. Modern Freemasons use the tools, traditions and terminology of those stonemasons as allegories for building temples in the hearts of men. It's said that we are a secret society. We do indeed have secrets—secrets that each individual man has to discover for and about himself. It's not for everybody. Maybe it's for you.

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Christopher L. Hodapp is the former editor of the "Journal of The Masonic Society." He is the author of the best-selling "Freemasons For Dummies," and "Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C."
He is the co-author with Alice Von Kannon of "The Templar Code For Dummies" and "Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies For Dummies."
He has appeared on the History and Discovery channels on the subject of Freemasonry, its role in the founding of the United States and the building of Washington D.C.
Hodapp has spent more than twenty years editing, writing and directing as a commercial filmmaker. He has written for corporate and non-profit programs, and his voice has appeared in many television and radio commercials.
His newest book, "Deciphering the Lost Symbol," was published in 2010.
He is a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Freemason, and he lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.